Statement from FDA Commissioner <br>Scott Gottlieb, M.D.

Statement from FDA Commissioner
Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
on new steps to help prevent new addiction, curb abuse
and overdose related to opioid products includes
support of blister packaging for shorter duration of use.

Unit of Use Compliance Packaging Can Help to Inhibit Opioid Abuse – Here’s how:
Conceptual package design courtesy of PCI Pharma Services

Improving Medication Adherence Through Packaging

Congratulations to the HCPC 2016 Compliance Package of the Year:
Merck ZepatierTM Medication Package from WestRock

Celebrating 25+ years of
improving patient adherence for improved outcomes

FDA Drug Safety Podcast:
FDA limits is working with manufacturers to use blister packaging for anti-diarrhea medicine Loperamide (Imodium) to encourage safe use (Read More and Listen to the Podcast)

Welcome to the
Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council

The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) is a not-for-profit trade association established in 1990 to promote the many benefits of unit dose packaging — especially the fact that these formats can be designed with compliance-prompting features proven to help people take their medications properly.

Simple Drug Packaging Change Could Save Toddlers’ Lives – Pediatric doctors support single dose blister packaging for drugs in order to protect children, reports HealthDay.

Nov. 2017 study published in American Journal of Managed Care states calendared blister packaging provided an inexpensive method for improving cholesterol medication adherence.

Evaluation of a Packaging Approach to improve Choletsterol Medication Adherence

HCPC Announces the Winners of the Compliance Package of the Year!

HCPC 2016 Compliance Package of the Year

Merck ZepatierTM Medication Package from WestRock

HCPC 2016 Compliance Package of the Year First Runner Up

Braeburn Pharmamceuticals' Probuphine Implant Kit, Manufactured by Sharp Packaging Solutions

HCPC 2016 Compliance Package of the Year Second Runner Up

CVS Store Brand OTC Compliance Pack

2016 HCPC Innovative Design Award

Med-icR Syringe Pack equipped with Med-icR ECMR (Electronic Compliance Monitor) Technology, Submitted by Intelligent Devices SEZC Inc (IDI) for Information Mediary Corporation

Read our Executive Director's informative articles in Packaging Strategies

The Role Packaging Plays in the Opioid Crisis January 2018
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act The Next Steps October 2017
Revisiting the Poison Prevention Packaging Act June 2017
Congress is trying to reduce drug costs for patients April 2017
Let's make A New Year's Resolution to Improve Pharmaceutical Safety February 2017
What does the future hold for pharmaceutical packaging? November 2016
DSCSA Making Progress, but Toward What? August 2016

Member News

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July

Learn how significant physical changes can occur in tablets when distributed in low barrier or multi-use containers in as little as 30 days.

Read the study now.

Improving Medication Adherence Through Packaging

Read the HCPC white paper now!

Statement from FDA Commissioner
Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
on new steps to help prevent new addiction, curb abuse
and overdose related to opioid products includes
support of blister packaging for shorter duration of use.

Unit of Use Compliance Packaging Can Help to Inhibit Opioid Abuse – Here’s how:
Conceptual package design courtesy of PCI Pharma Services

Improving Medication Adherence Through Packaging

Congratulations to the HCPC 2016 Compliance Package of the Year:
Merck ZepatierTM Medication Package from WestRock

Celebrating 25+ years of
improving patient adherence for improved outcomes

FDA Drug Safety Podcast:
FDA limits is working with manufacturers to use blister packaging for anti-diarrhea medicine Loperamide (Imodium) to encourage safe use (Read More and Listen to the Podcast)

Welcome to the
Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council

Simple Drug Packaging Change Could Save Toddlers’ Lives – Pediatric doctors support single dose blister packaging for drugs in order to protect children, reports HealthDay.